Mineral: Phenakite
Locality: Salistone Mine (Okuta-didan Mine), Jos Plateau, Ropp District, Plateau State, Nigeria
Dimensions: 5.0 x 3.0 x 6.0 cm
Description: Main crystal size: 5.7 cm
Apparently floating, entirely transparent, colorless crystal with some trigonal-system faces and a surface tiled in geometric motifs
MIM number 1295
Photographer: Joe Budd
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